UNB :
The Bangladesh National Archive Bill, 2021 was placed in Parliament on Sunday having a provision that no record can be destroyed.
The bill was brought to replace the National Archive Ordinance, 1983 in line with a High Court judgment.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid placed the Bill and it was sent to the respective Parliamentary Standing Committee for further examination.
The committee was asked to submit its report within 30 days.
The provision of destroying any record has been dropped from the proposed law. So, no record stored in the archive can be destroyed.
The soft copies of classified documents will have to be stored in Kaliakoir Data Centre after a certain period of time.
There will be a 17 member advisory council for three years for the National Archives and its director general will be appointed by the government.
As per the proposed law, National Archives will provide records to any individual upon application and providing applicable fees.
Regarding sending any file, which is above 75 years old and has historical, cultural and literature value, to abroad, it is needed to take permission from the Director General.
